Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13
RELLAIRE.
A Days Doings I'm the Glass City OF ohi"
Briefly Photographed.

Two tramps who have been making
Bellaire their headquarters tor the pas'
two months, ''disposing of cheap rings,
etc. to get back home" have left here
! and are now spending a few days with the
jailer of Wheeling, pending a triai i0i
swindling. These chaps sold the people
up there quite q number of their SOLID
gold" rings before they were arrested.
What is Bcllaire doing for the Wheeling
| Labor. Fair and Festival?
Frank Rinker, the operator, Is visiting
his parents here.
Capt. Thomas Garrett lost his pocket
book containing a number of valuable
The Bellaire Nail Works is not particu'
lar whether it gives the Benwood factory
steel slabs or not.
Mrs. Fowler. mother of Mr. VIM. Ayers,
is visiting in this city.
The ~fattening oven of the Union win
dow glass works fell in last week causing
the cutters several days delay.
Read this little story. 1t is not a fable,
but is a fact as far as is mt present known
Once upon a time" in a little city on the
Ohio. not over four miles south of Wheel
ing. a certain minister went West to see
the country and also to locate, if he found
a parish TO suit him. While in Wichita
he saw a little piece of land, which ne
purchased for $500. Satisfied that the
| West was the place for him, he returned
home, gave mp his position and moved to
his new Eldorado. A period of one year
elapseS between his visit to Kansas and his
removal there. On returning to the coun
try of inflated values, etc, etc, he is over
whelmed to find that he has made quite q
speck out of $500; that the and Is worth
S.. 900. Thoroughly fevered he agrees 10
take his first years salary in land, estima,
ted as worth 81 200. In several months
the latter investment grows so rapidly
that he could almost close his eyes and SET
the property noun up into the thousands,
When the land is estimated ut Sl0,OOO,
the minister writes to several friends III
this city and tells them of his success.
The recipients of the news are inflamsd at
| the story told them and suddenly make
up their minds to sell ont and enter the
arena OF speculation. a large tract Of
land is selected and purchased for $4,000.
The latter transaction occurred but n few
months ago, since when enough city lots
have been sold TO realize the amount IN
vested and 800 lots remain undispoSed OF,
which will make ut present calculations
I $50, 600 clear money for the investors; or
$l5, 900 apiece, four parties being concern
ed. According to our figures the reverend
gentleman is now worth $50, 600. This is
a nice round sum and we hope that tho
present rosy condition of things may con
tinue, but it is well to beware OF that
shark, the land broker and the booster
of fictitious values, for when once into the
meshes of these willy individuals ruin is
almost US certain Us bad weather in the
Ohio Valley.
J.. NJ. Maring is hack from n visit in
Iowa.
Yesterday Mr.. John Ogalby, of Glencoe,
celebrated his 10th birthday. About thirty
guests were present. The old gentleman
received n number of handsome presents.
Those present from here Were: w. i. Dut-
ton, of the Tribune, and family: Charles
Ogalby and family and ]. II. Hoffman and
family.
The return of the BenwOod ferry boat
was a source of joy to not n few who are
compelled to cross the river going and com
ing from work.
DIR. X. w. Muhlcman arrived safe in
Wichita, Kansas.
About fifty pupils of the public schools
are being trained for n concert to be held
in n couple of weeks in the Elysian theatre.
The supply of gas last week was good
and no complaints were heard.
Mr.. John Darby, of Greenfield, Iowa,
who has been visiting in this city, returned
home on Friday.
The Tribune office received n fine new
job press yesterday from Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Faupcl are home
from an Eastern trip.
VIM. Troll, who has been working at his
trade at glass blowing in Canada, is home
again. Will says Bellairc is good enough
for him.
The goods of Adam Faupcl, who assigned
will be sold tomorrow in bulk.
Mayor Brown is in Moundsville attend
ingthc funeral of his mothcr-in-law.
The new middle ferry-boat will be- out
this week.
The Choral Society has decided to meet
twice Il week hereafter. The organization
will give a concert before long.
Lee Somehow is back from n short
Southern trip.
The scraps of tin thrown over the river
bank by the lantern factories is being
collected and sash weights manufactured
from it.
Miss Myrtle Green aud Miss May Rob-
iuson. of Stcubenyille. are the quests of
Mrs. Spot Green.
HAYES e Burrows have the contract for
building a fine residence for l.. s. Wood
bridge. on Gravel Hill.
Mr.. Cash Marsh leaves tomorrow for
Fiudlay to remain permanently.
Major Camp will begin q series of tenn
perancc meetings on Tuesday evening un-
der the auspices OF the w. C. r. u.
One of the porters about town engaged
in a scrimmage, and one Of his oculars is
somewhat the worse for the blow it re-
ceived.
Mrs. VIM. Dade is recovering from n
spell of sickness.
Tbs RIuc EI,n Grocerv will mnve ;nto